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📮 Batteries were made for a cooler world. What happens as it gets hotter? Temperature affects storage, efficiency and degradation. As the climate changes, are battery projects built for the temperatures they’ll actually face? Read the full analysis 👇🏻 #battchat #greensky #energysky #batteries

General Motors unveils a new EV platform built around LMR batteries and a more efficient drive unit. The LFP cost parity claim is interesting: they must be comparing it per kWh to US produced LFP. It will also be interesting to see the cycle life of LMR. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

General Motors unveils a new EV platform built around LMR batteries and a more efficient drive unit. The LFP cost parity claim is interesting: they must be comparing it per kWh to US produced LFP. It will also be interesting to see the cycle life of LMR. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

What most people don't know: when you fill up a petrol car most of the energy never moves it. Petrol car: 13–21% of the crude oil's energy reaches wheels. Electric car on today's UK grid: 43–45%. Electric car on wind+solar: 77–80%. That's why we don't need to replace fossil energy one for one.

The world’s largest battery-electric ship, a 130-metre vessel made in Australian by Incat Tasmania, has officially started ferrying passengers between Argentina and Uruguay https://thedriven.io/2026/10/23/worlds-largest-battery-electric-ship-starts-ferrying-passengers-and-it-all-started-in-tasmania/

🔋China considering a ban of high efficiency solar technology exports. The ban, if adopted, would target perovskite and tandem cells production processes, equipment manufacturing, and know-how. A year ago, China adopted a similar approach for battery technologies. #greensky #energysky

🔋China considering a ban of high efficiency solar technology exports. The ban, if adopted, would target perovskite and tandem cells production processes, equipment manufacturing, and know-how. A year ago, China adopted a similar approach for battery technologies. #greensky #energysky

Fuel-price surge turbocharges global EV sales and spells end for diesel in Europe “The breakthrough is here,” CEO Oliver Blume of Volkswagen, said of the European market. “For many Europeans, an electric car is a personal declaration of fuel-pump independence.” www.ft.com/content/30f9... via @FT

The share of battery electric car sales continues breaking RECORD driven by strong growth outside of the US and China, with sales in the rest of the world growing by an estimated 45% in January-August 2026 compared to the same period last year 📈

China’s electric-shipping story is bigger than the vessel count. The real transition links cargo, ships, batteries, ports, power and finance into one freight service. Europe has much of the technology; coordination is the challenge. briefing.tfie.io/p/china-is-t...

China unveils a new battery roadmap for 2026-2030, focused on solid-state and sodium batteries. It calls specifically for the development of long cycle-life batteries. Curiously, the document encourages corporate mergers and restructuring. #energysky #greensky #battchat #batteries

The US added 18.6 GW of planned gas capacity in eight months while planned wind fell by a third. It's becoming increasingly clear the AI boom is powered by burning gas. Read more https://electrek.co/...

battery stats shared by @thinkercar.bsky.social (Jan - Aug '26) "#CATL leads the ranking with 159.5 GWh of battery usage, up 13% YoY. #BYD ranks second at 77.6 GWh, a 16% year-on-year drop. Gotion and ZENERGY delivered strong growth, rising 65% and 60% YoY respectively." #battchat

All (new) Tesla vehicles in the US now support AC bidirectional charging. With Tesla’s home battery (Powerwall) and charger no additional hardware is required (without the battery, a power switch is needed). It works when the grid is down as backup power, and in some states V2G with the grid.

China unveils a new battery roadmap for 2026-2030, focused on solid-state and sodium batteries. It calls specifically for the development of long cycle-life batteries. Curiously, the document encourages corporate mergers and restructuring. #energysky #greensky #battchat #batteries

"The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Francis Halzen." Watch to catch up on all the news from the announcement of today's physics prize.

"What’s driving Europe’s battery boom? Insights from EUPD Research’s Business Climate Survey and Storage Report" #battchat "Europe’s battery storage market is projected to nearly double from 34 GWh in 2025 to 65 GWh in 2026" www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/06/w...

🔋Gotion to supply 6GWh of BESS for Saudi Arabia’s utility-scale tender. The three sites, Al Muwayah, Haden and Al Kahafa, are each configured at 500MW/2GWh. The deal is valued at approximately $1.16 billion. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

Daimler Buses is set to build charging infrastructure for electric long-distance coaches at Hamburg's bus station. This is their third German location for a public long-distance bus charging hub, following Cologne and Munich.

🔋Gotion to supply 6GWh of BESS for Saudi Arabia’s utility-scale tender. The three sites, Al Muwayah, Haden and Al Kahafa, are each configured at 500MW/2GWh. The deal is valued at approximately $1.16 billion. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

Electric trucks need less charging infrastructure than expected. In most countries (and under various scenarios) up to 80 percent of the total charging need is satisfied by depots. The rest can be covered by fast charging on highways, industrial zones and logistics centers. #energysky #greensky

I'm very sorry but you're not gonna see a better charging photo today (up to 357 kWh capacity, 240kW ⚡️) #doubleCCS #alwaysbecharging

Electric trucks need less charging infrastructure than expected. In most countries (and under various scenarios) up to 80 percent of the total charging need is satisfied by depots. The rest can be covered by fast charging on highways, industrial zones and logistics centers. #energysky #greensky

I often see people claim that because clean energy sources like solar, wind, or nuclear are manufactured using fossil fuels their emissions are high. But thats absolutely not the case: even accounting for full lifecycle emissions they are vastly better than burning coal or gas:

“Tesla acknowledges that battery cell manufacturing in Europe is currently difficult to justify in a direct cost comparison.” But dry electrodes are supposed to bring costs down, aren’t they? Is Tesla saying that even with dry processes, the costs are too high? #battchat #batteries #energysky

Volkswagen’s new LFP battery JVs with Gotion will adjust EV and BESS cell production split based on demand   #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:

Annualized Q3 numbers rank BYD as the first OEM in the world able to breach the 🚨 3 MILLION full electric cars per year 🚨 this is not overcapacity, this is delivering on demand! #milestone ✅ ⚡️⚡️⚡️

FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel

“Tesla acknowledges that battery cell manufacturing in Europe is currently difficult to justify in a direct cost comparison.” But dry electrodes are supposed to bring costs down, aren’t they? Is Tesla saying that even with dry processes, the costs are too high? #battchat #batteries #energysky

NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: "Just build more solar and batteries" I see this comment many times in my social media feed. The problem: The slogan undersells the problem. It also undersells the solution. The good news: we already have most of the tools we need. janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-proble...

Nvidia selects three BESS solutions for new AI facilities qualification programme #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:

For a different perspective - in 2024, the world deployed about 205 GWh.

🔋EVE Energy signs a massive 206GWh battery supply deal with Fluence. To put things in perspective: - EVE shipped 120GWh of batteries in 2025. - Fluence partnered with Siemens and NVIDIA to design reference architectures for data centers. #batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky

'We calculated annual degradation rate of 1-2% over 30-years. Although this exceeds rates typically covered by modern module warranties, results should be viewed in context of prolonged exposure to harsh desert conditions, including high temperatures, intense solar radiation, and windblown sand."

🔋EVE Energy signs a massive 206GWh battery supply deal with Fluence. To put things in perspective: - EVE shipped 120GWh of batteries in 2025. - Fluence partnered with Siemens and NVIDIA to design reference architectures for data centers. #batteries #battchat #energysky #greensky

🔋Tesla released a promo video on its cathode plant in Texas. The installed capacity is at 10 GWh per year, but the plant is still in an early ramp stage according to the Q2 2026 investor letter. Video shows standard processes, but claims are exaggerated. #energysky #greensky #battchat #batteries

"using plasma deposition, LeydenJar can - layer by tiny layer - make an ultra-thin pure silicon foil which resists cracking, allowing a significant increase in battery life, charging speed, and energy density (up to 50%, according to LeydenJar)."

🔋This is a nice overview into the battery startup scene around Eindhoven in The Netherlands. Inspired by ASML, companies like LeydenJar, LionVolt and Powall are betting on various forms of “deposition techniques” to improve batteries. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

China's clean-technology exports passed $220 billion in 2025, closing in on the traditional export powerhouses: garments, furniture and household appliances 📈 By H1 2026, clean tech already reached 6.6% of all exports in H1 2026, up from 2.7% in 2020. ember-energy.org/lat...

BYD Commercial Vehicles unveils its growing European line-up 3.5 to 44 tonnes Flagship: ETT 44 electric tractor Electric spec: 651 kWh Blade Battery, 600km range, 1,000 hp peak; 1.5MW⚡Charging, 20 -> 80% ~20 mins; Euro NCAP: 5 stars, CitySafe IAA Transportation

“Meanwhile, the energy consumption, including charging losses, was 7.51 kWh/100 km” That’s roughly half the energy consumption of typical EVs today. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

“Meanwhile, the energy consumption, including charging losses, was 7.51 kWh/100 km” That’s roughly half the energy consumption of typical EVs today. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

🔋This is a nice overview into the battery startup scene around Eindhoven in The Netherlands. Inspired by ASML, companies like LeydenJar, LionVolt and Powall are betting on various forms of “deposition techniques” to improve batteries. #batteries #battchat #greensky #energysky

China's battery nearly DOUBLED in 2025, and accounted for 60% of the world's storage addition. Coal’s system balancing role is being displaced as China's battery storage expand ⚖️ ember-energy.org/lat...

🔋BYD to co-develop with Changsha Fusheng Technology Blade batteries for industrial and mining rail locomotives. BYD will focus on battery R&D and manufacturing. Changsha Fusheng to handle system integration, BMS and electronic control. #battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky

🔋BYD to co-develop with Changsha Fusheng Technology Blade batteries for industrial and mining rail locomotives. BYD will focus on battery R&D and manufacturing. Changsha Fusheng to handle system integration, BMS and electronic control. #battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky

"China’s firms are already assembling cars, or have plans to do so, across much of the developing world (see map). But it is the vast European market they regard as their biggest prize." ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging www.economist.com/business/202...

400A depot charging by #alpi just in time for IAA :) 🌩️🌩️🌩️ #alwaysbecharging #moreplugs www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

China’s electrifying transport beyond passenger cars – which already reached 67% of new sales by June 2026. In 2025, electric truck sales doubled to reach 26% of new sales, matching European passenger EV adoption rates 🚚 5/8